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lood and of the air in that part. Stiff neck and pain in the
follow. The internal fever causes a dryness and a soreness
throat. If the heat in the lungs interferes with the free passage ox the
air, there is coughing.
For these reasons, a herb compound for a cold generally contains
more than a dozen different kinds of herbs, such as : Herbs to take away
the fever from the lungs; herbs to open the passages of the pores, so
that the lungs and pores may work again in unison; herbs to soothe the
air passages of the bronchial tubes; herbs to pacify the blood of the
liver; herbs to carry away the feverish congestion, so that the head
will stop aching. A herb compound for a cold is therefore much more
beneficial than any sort of drugs. This is the reason why Chinese
herbalists have been so successful in relieving cases of La Grippe and
Influenza.
ECZEMA CONNECTED WITH THE LUNGS
A certain class of skin disease is commonly known as Eczema. Be-
cause the pores of the skin work in unison with the lungs, germs and
impurities in the skin and pores affect the blood, through the medium of
the lungs, to a greater or less degree. Consequently, herbs for Eczema
must be so compounded as to remove the impurities from the blood,
through the action of the lungs, which will drive out the impurities
through the pores. In addition to this, herb salve or herb powder is
generally applied externally. Herbs are also boiled for washing the
affected parts.
When disease affects either the lower or the upper limbs, herbs for
cleansing the spleen must be added to the herbs in the compound for
the lungs, as the spleen controls the limbs. Although Eczema and
other skin diseases are disagreeable, they are not dangerous.
ASTHMA DUE TO THE LUNGS
When a chronic cold settles in the lungs, they become clogged with
mucous congestion. This condition is known as Asthma. If the case
is of long standing, the sufferer's health is gradually impaired, and it
requires considerable time to restore it to normal. The FONG WAN
CO. has a splendid record for the absolute and permanent relief of
Asthma cases.